Authors: Joe Roberts
Top Five Indie-ish Albums of 2025 for the Saddest Clown...
I promise there’s at least one indie-adjacent album on this list that can meet you where you’re at and keep you company. … read more
Local Review: P.S. Destroy This – Glitter Pussy 3,000
P.S. Destroy This’s Glitter Pussy 3,000 marries its anti-establishment messaging to bellicose guitar licks, danceable basslines and rapid-fire drumbeats. … read more
Alex Caldiero’s Final Recitation of Allen Ginsberg’s “Howl”
Alex Caldiero has performed Ginsberg’s seminal long poem, “Howl,” every five years since 1995. This 30-year tradition will unfortunately terminate on Oct. 7. … read more
Japanese Breakfast @ SLC Twilight 09.05.2025
Japanese Breakfast shouted, “Salt Lake City, let’s jump!” and every person in the audience complied. How could we not? … read more
Local Music Singles Roundup: July 2025
So why don’t you please, please, please listen to these incredible new local tracks. … read more
32 Sensational Performances at Kilby Block Party 6
Kilby Block Party was bigger and better than ever this year. Check out reviews of 32 of our favorite performances from this year’s festival! … read more
Allegra Weingarten and Etta Friedman of Momma Talk Welcome to...
I sat down for a virtual interview with Momma’s primary singers, songwriters and guitarists, Allegra Weingarten and Etta Friedman, to discuss Welcome to My Blue Sky. … read more
Local Review: PERSONA 749 — JOCK ROCK
The result is that there’s something on Jock Rock for just about everybody who loves rock and/or roll. … read more
Localized: The Lingo
The music The Lingo makes is more about the experience than any message, with songs that evoke visceral mind-trips instead of imparting coherent lyrical ideas. … read more
Localized: Sad Cowboy
Sometimes, a band is greater than the sum of its individual members, and musicians can push each other to greater creative heights through collaboration. … read more
Local Music Singles Roundup: May 2025
The through line for all six of these tracks is dissent (except for the ones that aren’t about dissent). Now, just like the past, is a great time for dissent. … read more
Local Review: Love, Audrey — Greetings from Rocket Park
Love, Audrey also incorporates a wide variety of influences, with each song seeming to take notes from a different antecedent. … read more
